Educational institutions across Punjab will remain open on 12 October 2026. The Punjab School Education Department dismissed a notification claiming schools would close as fake.
A spokesperson for the Punjab School Education Department stated that no decision had been taken to close educational institutions across the province. Public and private colleges and universities in the province will also remain open, as the Punjab Higher Education Department rejected a fraudulent notice regarding closures.
In contrast, all public and private educational institutions in Peshawar will remain closed on 12 October. Schools and colleges in the Malakand district are scheduled to stay shut for two days.
Lower Dir will see all public and private schools, colleges and universities remain closed on 12 October and 13 October. The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Bannu postponed all Secondary School Certificate Annual-II examination papers scheduled for 12 October until further orders.
Examination papers for the SSC Annual-II 2026 in Malakand were also postponed by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Malakand until further orders. District-specific closures and examination postponements occur amid heightened security concerns in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
